Born: 1973, KwaZulu-Natal

EXHIBITIONS
1995. Absa, Heritage Durban Art Gallery
1994. Jabulisa Durban Art Gallery
1995. FNB Vita Crafts Exhibition Cape Town
1998. Ubumba Durban Art Gallery
1996. Isidlo Sempilo - Soul Food The African Art Centre, Durban
2001. The African Art Centre, Durban

AWARDS

1998. Silver Award on the FNB Vita Crafts Exhibition

COLLECTIONS
The African Art Centre
Durban Art Gallery
Phansi Museum
Vukani Museum

Thembi Nala was taught by her grandmother, Siphiwe, and by her mother, Nesta Nala. Aged 12, she began sculpting guinea fowl birds in clay. Later her mother taught her to make pots in the traditional Zulu way. As South African art museums and galleries began to recognize virtuoso ceramics, Thembi Nala established a career in her own right. She decorates vessels with low-relief figures and scenes, but also makes pots of classic Zulu form and decoration.